Monday, March 1, 2010

Hanami (Flower Viewing)


The first signs of spring have shown themselves in Japan. The flowers have started to bloom, so my Okaasan decided we should go out to have a picnic. In the morning we made onigiri and some fried chicken and a bunch of other picnic foods and packed them up in the car. It was nice inside the house, but after a while it was a little cold outside. But we toughed it up and sat in a really nice area. A little crowded but not in our general area. I don't think anyone in Japan minds the cold because it doesn't stop them from doing things outside. The flowers were just beginning to bud and I can't imagine how pretty that area will be in a week or two more when the flowers are fully bloomed. We ate, too a bunch of family photos and took a walk around the lake to warm up.

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